Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will attend the fourth meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, to be held in Cairo, Egypt, on June 20-21.
According to information from Foreign Ministry sources, Fidan will hold bilateral talks with officials from Egypt and other countries during the visit.
Agenda Topics
During his visit, Fidan is expected to express his satisfaction with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that ended the war between the US and Iran and to appreciate the efforts of the parties that signed the document.
The Minister will also highlight the importance of Pakistan's mediation and the role of other countries in the process that led to the agreement. He will confirm Turkey's readiness to continue supporting the parties during the 60-day negotiation process to achieve a comprehensive and sustainable peace agreement.
It is stated that Fidan will underline the need for caution against any factor that could jeopardize the agreements reached between the parties.
Importance of the Quadrilateral Mechanism
It will be noted that recent developments have once again demonstrated the importance of coordination and cooperation among the member countries of the quadrilateral mechanism.
It will be stated that this format was created to strengthen relations among regional countries, draw necessary lessons from experienced crises, and find joint solutions to problems based on the principle of regional responsibility.
The importance of giving the mechanism an institutional character and expanding it with new participants in the future will be emphasized.
Message to Israel
In the talks, Fidan is expected to tell the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that international pressure must be increased to stop Israel's occupying, aggressive, and provocative actions in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, Jerusalem, and Lebanon.
The Turkish Foreign Minister will state that the final resolution of the Palestinian issue based on a two-state solution is the key to ensuring peace, stability, and security in the Middle East.
He will note that Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia are ready to continue their joint efforts in this direction together with other countries in the region.
History of the Meetings
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has been conducting close consultations with his counterparts in regional countries on regional agenda items for some time.
Within this framework of contacts, the first quadrilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Turkey, Pakistan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia took place on March 18 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
As a continuation of this format, Fidan attended the second meeting in Islamabad on March 29.
The third meeting in the Turkey-Egypt-Pakistan-Saudi Arabia format was held in Antalya on April 18, within the scope of the 5th Diplomacy Forum.
The meetings address issues of producing regional solutions based on the principle of regional responsibility. Special importance is given to the US/Israel-Iran war, negotiations, the Gaza peace plan, and measures to reduce tension and strengthen security and stability in the regions where the four countries are located.
